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is america ready to assist africa to do that? thank you. >> well, the short answer to that question is yes, we are, and it is one of president obama's highest priorities. as you know, we passed a bill through our house, and, of course, this was after eight years of our prior administration denying that it was a problem, but you've now had four years of drought. you do have 10 million people facing hunger. africa will be one of the hardest hit places in the world because of climate change. the united states is now under president obama's leadership, accepting our responsibility for having been historically the world's largest green gas emitter. >> secretary of state? >> yes. yes. >> now, hold on. hold on. secretary of state? >> yes. >> i want to make a very, very strong statement. america or anybody will not help kenya to change. that help will come from us. >> yes. >> what you can do is one thing. help us change our attitude. change our attitude. and i'm coming to that. the selfishness that we suffer -- i mean, the impunity that
is america ready to assist africa to do that? thank you. >> well, the short answer to that question is yes, we are, and it is one of president obama's highest priorities. as you know, we passed a bill through our house, and, of course, this was after eight years of our prior administration denying that it was a problem, but you've now had four years of drought. you do have 10 million people facing hunger. africa will be one of the hardest hit places in the world because of climate change....
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bank of america wants to help you through this difficult time. when they come to you and they say thank you aj, for helping me with this problem, that's where we get our joy from. >>> let's get some of your feedback while we have a chance. here's what marty says --
bank of america wants to help you through this difficult time. when they come to you and they say thank you aj, for helping me with this problem, that's where we get our joy from. >>> let's get some of your feedback while we have a chance. here's what marty says --
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doing it with bank of america can help save a lot more. up to 20% cash back from over 300 online retailers with our add it up program. just sign up and use your bank of america debit or credit card when you shop online. it's one of the many ways we make saving money in tough times a whole lot easier. if your kids can go onward and upward, no matter what. if you get side-lined from work. insuring your family's ifs can be hard to figure out. so metlife removed the guesswork, by combining the most...
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she's against the president's plan to reform america's health care system. thank you so much for joining us. listen, i want to talk to, let's start with debbie real quick. debbie, what is your position in regards to the question's health care forum and the plans today? did you see anything about it that you liked in all of this? >> no, i did not. as a libertarian, first of all and foremost, i'm opposed to the government intervention in it to begin with. one of the things that i find particularly offensive about this is i don't have insurance, and i don't want insurance. there's no provision for me or people like me in this plan. >> you don't want health care insurance? >> mandatory insurance plan. >> you don't want health care insurance at all? >> i would like to have some insurance if it were affordable. in my opinion, it's insurance that has caused the problems in health care to begin with, and when we have a mandatory insurance program, this is basically a corporate welfare subsidy for insurance companies. >> yeah, you know, i hear you, debbie. i'm not ex
she's against the president's plan to reform america's health care system. thank you so much for joining us. listen, i want to talk to, let's start with debbie real quick. debbie, what is your position in regards to the question's health care forum and the plans today? did you see anything about it that you liked in all of this? >> no, i did not. as a libertarian, first of all and foremost, i'm opposed to the government intervention in it to begin with. one of the things that i find...
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here's what she found out. >> reporter: from shenandoah, to the grand canyon, america's national treasures in need of some serious repair. >> you come around the back of the cabin, you'll see the signing is all rotted along the ground, which means the dirt has come up to here and moisture has gotten in here and rotted all this wood. >> reporter: the park ranger at prince william forest park outside washington where more than a dozen historic cabins are slated for repair, more than 250 national parks getting spruced up thanks to the economic stimulus. >> the stimulus will help keep our visitors here and keep them happy and coming back. >> reporter: they estimate parks across the country face a $9 billion backlog of work. the stimulus is supposed to contribute $750 million to that. so far, about 10% is in the pipeline. >> the campgrounds, campsite, amphitheatres for evening programs. it's the bathrooms, literally everything we have to make our visits enjoyable. >> reporter: nearly $56 million is going to repair washington landmarks. more than $4.5 million to another national park and nearly
here's what she found out. >> reporter: from shenandoah, to the grand canyon, america's national treasures in need of some serious repair. >> you come around the back of the cabin, you'll see the signing is all rotted along the ground, which means the dirt has come up to here and moisture has gotten in here and rotted all this wood. >> reporter: the park ranger at prince william forest park outside washington where more than a dozen historic cabins are slated for repair, more...
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the best thing to do is to nip it right now and let's go back to the constitution and let's think america first. >> so you said it started with the bailout money. for you, it's not bipartisan. because that's introduced by the bush administration. >> it's not partisan, no. >> i didn't know that i agreed with bush on all of the bailouts. >> that's what capitalism all is all about let's let the free market take care of it. if we keep bailing out, where does it end? it just keeps going on and on. >> and most americans are trying to watch these health care town halls forums and rallies, even if they aren't able to attend in person. we check out some of the latest polls. >> we've seen a lot of coverage of protests at the town halls across the country and the big question is are americans paying attention? take a look at these numbers from gallup. you can see right here, nearly 7 in 10 people according to the gallup/"usa today" poll say they are following them very closely. 69%. and 18% are following not very closely and 13% not at all. the next question, are protests having any affect on the va
the best thing to do is to nip it right now and let's go back to the constitution and let's think america first. >> so you said it started with the bailout money. for you, it's not bipartisan. because that's introduced by the bush administration. >> it's not partisan, no. >> i didn't know that i agreed with bush on all of the bailouts. >> that's what capitalism all is all about let's let the free market take care of it. if we keep bailing out, where does it end? it just...
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debate, the reform could affect you and your loved one as well, check out our special health care in america website, cnn.com. the latest from the town hall forums, fact check, ireports. >>> health care isn't the only item on the president's agenda when he gets back to washington was on tuesday. he will discuss a range of issues with hosni mubarak, including the middle east peace process. fast forward to wednesday, the president is honoring 2008 nascar champ jimmie johnson at the white house. >>> it happened in a flash, a wedding with reception tent full of women and children reduced to a little more than ashes, all in three minutes. >>> in iran, another mass trial of people detained in the aftermath of the country's disputed presidential election this is in fact, the third round of these mass trials, among the defendants today, an iranian-canadian reporter for "newsweek" magazine, employees of the british and french paeb embassies and iranian scholar. more than the 1,000 people arrested following the presidential election in june. >>> also from iran, an unexpected move by president pack moo
debate, the reform could affect you and your loved one as well, check out our special health care in america website, cnn.com. the latest from the town hall forums, fact check, ireports. >>> health care isn't the only item on the president's agenda when he gets back to washington was on tuesday. he will discuss a range of issues with hosni mubarak, including the middle east peace process. fast forward to wednesday, the president is honoring 2008 nascar champ jimmie johnson at the white...